Comments on: Choosing a Commuter Bike http://uglyhead.net/2006/07/18/choosing-a-commuter-bike/ Kennedy Family Website Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:56:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: steve http://uglyhead.net/2006/07/18/choosing-a-commuter-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-4453 steve Tue, 12 May 2009 03:49:34 +0000 http://www.uglyhead.net/2006/07/18/choosing-a-commuter-bike/#comment-4453 I built a bike like this. It was great and now it is stolen. Pacifica hard tail aluminum frame with Rockshox up front. Drop bars with bar end shifter. 26 inch wheels with Kevlar tires with liners to keep the thorns out. 9 speed rear, single speed up front with chain guard from an old road bike. I drilled off the inner ring. Nice fenders with mud flaps. What made me want this bike was that for a few years I really tried commuting and this means riding at night. Potholes and 2x4's in the roadway can usually be missed in the day but at night they can sneak up on you. Real shocks are really nice at least on the front. When you hit something, you usually will have enough time to get up off the back wheel a bit. You just need some give up front to save your hands and the wheel. I built a bike like this. It was great and now it is stolen.

Pacifica hard tail aluminum frame with Rockshox up front. Drop bars with bar end shifter. 26 inch wheels with Kevlar tires with liners to keep the thorns out. 9 speed rear, single speed up front with chain guard from an old road bike. I drilled off the inner ring. Nice fenders with mud flaps.

What made me want this bike was that for a few years I really tried commuting and this means riding at night. Potholes and 2×4′s in the roadway can usually be missed in the day but at night they can sneak up on you. Real shocks are really nice at least on the front. When you hit something, you usually will have enough time to get up off the back wheel a bit. You just need some give up front to save your hands and the wheel.

]]> By: Igor http://uglyhead.net/2006/07/18/choosing-a-commuter-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-4440 Igor Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:20:37 +0000 http://www.uglyhead.net/2006/07/18/choosing-a-commuter-bike/#comment-4440 Blin ... really beautifully written! All this is so familiar ... and truthfully! Blin … really beautifully written! All this is so familiar … and truthfully!

]]> By: Holly http://uglyhead.net/2006/07/18/choosing-a-commuter-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Holly Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:26:30 +0000 http://www.uglyhead.net/2006/07/18/choosing-a-commuter-bike/#comment-940 Thanks for the insight. I'm starting to look into some of these and beginning to think about saving to purchase one. I'll keep you posted! :) Thanks for the insight. I’m starting to look into some of these and beginning to think about saving to purchase one. I’ll keep you posted! :)

]]> By: Scott http://uglyhead.net/2006/07/18/choosing-a-commuter-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-934 Scott Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:17:31 +0000 http://www.uglyhead.net/2006/07/18/choosing-a-commuter-bike/#comment-934 Yeah, if you've only got a few miles to go and its relatively flat, then even a single speed will do (especially in the city). I've got eleven miles to go one way, so I need the road bike features for most of the ride...but then its nice to have the mountain bike maneuverability and durability once I hit downtown. One of these days I might even try doing it with a track bike just for fun... :) Yeah, if you’ve only got a few miles to go and its relatively flat, then even a single speed will do (especially in the city). I’ve got eleven miles to go one way, so I need the road bike features for most of the ride…but then its nice to have the mountain bike maneuverability and durability once I hit downtown.

One of these days I might even try doing it with a track bike just for fun… :)

]]> By: Tuco http://uglyhead.net/2006/07/18/choosing-a-commuter-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Tuco Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:53:18 +0000 http://www.uglyhead.net/2006/07/18/choosing-a-commuter-bike/#comment-933 Hi uglyhead, nice webpage. It is pretty darn hard to give advice about a commuter bike. For a short commute, a nice comfy mountain bike that can go over grates and streetcar tracks is good, for longer commutes you need speed and roadbikey features. Try http://tucorides.blogspot.com It's my blog about commuting to work up here in Canada. Cheers! Hi uglyhead, nice webpage. It is pretty darn hard to give advice about a commuter bike. For a short commute, a nice comfy mountain bike that can go over grates and streetcar tracks is good, for longer commutes you need speed and roadbikey features.
Try http://tucorides.blogspot.com
It’s my blog about commuting to work up here in Canada.
Cheers!

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